[2013 Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Eagle Creek Trail

Wildflower bloom Along the Eagle Creek Trail as far as High Bridge

A Native Plant Society of Oregon Fieldtrip

April 16, 2013

Old growth conifers along the Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge........April 11, 2013.
Old growth forest on steep slopes along the Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge..............April 11, 203.

* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

Many-forked Cladonia: Cladonia furcata or Reindeer Lichen: Cladonia rangiferina ?

Leptogium polycarpum ?

Lettuce Lung Lichen: Lobaria oregana

Membranous Dog-lichen: Peltigera membranacea ?

Frog Pelt: Peltigera neopolydactyla ?

Dark-veined Pelt Lichen: Peltigera venosa

Stereocaulon sp.

Methuselah's Beard: Usnea longissima ?

Snake Liverwort: Conocephalum conicum

Ring Pellia: Pellia neesiana

Tree Ruffle Liverwort: Porella navicularis

Scapania (bolanderi ? )

Hanging Moss: Antitrichia curtipendula ?

Apple Moss: Bartamia pomiformis ?

Glossy Red Bryum Moss: Bryum miniatum

Dendroalsia Moss: Dendroalsia abietina

Dicranium Moss: Dicranium (fuscesens ? )

Common Feather Moss: Eurhynchium praelongum

Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens

Cat-tail Moss: Isothecium stoloniferum

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Douglas' Neckera Moss: Neckera douglasii

Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Elongate Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium elongatum

Fan Moss: Rhizomnium glabrescens

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ?

Obtuseleaf Scleropodium Moss: Scleropodium juliaceum or S. obtusifolium ?

Streamside Moss: Scouleria aquatica or S. marginata ?

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Douglas' Spikemoss: Selaginella douglasii

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Beginning to bloom.

* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Red Alder: Alnus rubra - Leaf buds opening.

Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica - Past bloom.

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

* Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum - New fronds opening.

Podfern: Aspidotis densa - New fronds opening.

Maidenhair Spleenwort: Asplenium trichomanes

Lady Fern: Athrium filix-femina - New fronds expanding.

Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa -New fronds opening.

Brittle Bladder-fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha ? - Beginning to bloom.

Bristly Dogtail Grass: Cynosurus echinatus

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Multnomah Bluegrass: Poa xmultnomae (Poa gracillima v. multnomae ?)

* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum- Fading out of bloom except near High Bridge.

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Beginning to bloom.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

* Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum - FAding out of bloom except near High Bridge.

Cluster Lily: Triteleia sp.

Oregon Iris: Iris tenax var. tenax ? (or possible Dagger Rush: Juncus ensifolius ?) - Leaves only.

* Calypso Orchid: Calypso bulbosa

* Heartleaf Twayblade: Listera cordata

Heart-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica

Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum

* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum - Beginning to bloom.

* Chickweed: Stellaria media

Baneberry: Actaea rubra - In bud.

* Oregon Windflower: Anemone oregana

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum

* Lesser Celandine: Ranunculus ficaria - At trailhead.

Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens

* Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale - Beginning to bloom.

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa - In bud.

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria

* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa

American Winter Cress: Barbarea orthoceras - Present near the trailhead.

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma

* Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii (Synonym: Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella) - Fading out of bloom.

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulatum

Oregon Bolandra: Bolandra oregana

Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Fleshy-leaved Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniifolia

Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana

Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula - Peak bloom.

* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora - In bud.

Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii - In bud.

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea var. occidentalis - New leaves emerging.

Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum

Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata - One plant in bloom.

Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - New leaves.

* Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis - Fading out of bloom except near High Bridge.

Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus - New leaves.

Glandular Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var.

Choke Cherry: Prunus virginiana (var. melanocarpa ?)

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

Broad-leaved Lupine: Lupinus (latifolius var. latifolius ?) - Basal leaves of a perennial species.

Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

Cascara: Rhamnus prushiana - New leaves.

Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum - Blooming on sunny cliffs high above and to the east of High Bridge.

* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Salal: Gaultheria shallon

* Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium - New leaves.

* Dark-throat Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. macrocarpum

Broadleaf Starflower: Trientalis latifolia

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Beginning to bloom.

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora v. parviflora

Great Houndstongue: Cynoglossum grande

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris

Yerba Buena: Satureja douglasii

Hedge Nettle: Stachys sp.

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Mimulus alsinoides

Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella - Beginning to flower.

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa ?

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata - New leaves.

Oval-leaf Viburnum: Viburnum ellipticum - New leaves.

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta

* Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri - Several plants with flower buds present.

Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus - In bud.

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis - Attractive leaves.

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* English Daisy: Bellis perennis

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Native Thistle ?: Cirsium sp.

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule

Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Long-bearded Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe

English Hawkweed: Hieracium (vulgatum ?)

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii

* Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus - Fading out of bloom.

White Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along this Route:

Towsends Chipmunk

Harlequin Ducks

Bald Eagle

Osprey

Common Mergansers

Dippers - Singing happily.

Common Crow

Stellers Jays

Spotted Towhee

American Robins

Townsends Solitaires

Varied Thrushes - Whistling their distinctive song!

Song Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Tree Swallows

Violet-green Swallows

Winter Wrens

Ruby-crowned Kinglets

Rufous Hummingbird ?


Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.............April 13, 2012.
A view of Eagle Creek from near the trailhead. The white patches of flowers on the slope above the river are western saxifrages (Saxifraga rufidula) which cover many of the cliff faces, making them a milky white color.............April 13, 2012.

Paul Slichter